Check-writing machine.



C. vG. TIEFEL. CHECK WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION HLED AUG-24 Hi6 PatehtedvA jr. 29,1919.

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exams e. TIEFEL, 0F soonest-En. NEW eas. assxenen r0 worn rnqwcroemr eourAn 0 KQQIIESTEBI, NEW Y K. a c mmum: er NEW max- CHEGK-WRITING Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patontgd Apr, 29, 191$),

Application filed August'24, 1916. Serial 110. 116,861.

To all? whom. it may concern Be itkno-wn that I, CHARLES G. Tmnnn, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Check- Writin Machines; and=I- do hereby declare the fol owing to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, such as will enable any person skilled in the art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to printing ma.- chines of the hand stamp variety commonly used for marking checks and other instru ments with their monetary value, or other inscription, and knownas check Writers.

One'object'of 'the invention is the provision of a convenient machine of the class described having a plurality of type forms representing aw ide range of words suitable, by selective combination, for printing upon a check orother instrument, any desired monetary value, orother legend, and as the words are of'various lengths, means is supplied for feedin the work after each impression a varia le distance correspondlng to the length of the word printed.

Another object is the provision of a machine of this variety complete in function yet simple and economical in construction and employin a minimum number of parts.

A. furthero ject is to provide various improvements in" the details of construction of'the operatingmeclianism, contributing to the utilitygof' the, machine. These and other objects and advantages are fully set forth in the following detailed descriptiono'f one embodiment of the invention selected for the purpose of illustration and shown'in the accompanying drawings, in which Fi lire. '1 is elevation of the l'nachine as seen from the front, with a portion. of the casing broken away to s'how'the type wheel.

Fig, 2 is a vertical sectional View on the line 2-{2 of 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, showing the parts in normal position; 1

Fig. 3' is a plan View of the machine in section, takenon the line 33 of Fig, 1. showing the parts in normal position.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the inachine showing the position of the parts dur-' ing animpression.

Fig. 5. is a detailsectional view of the operating crank, with its full stroke mechanism in operation.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the pawl and ratchet device of the work feeding mechanism, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

The present invention comprises a machine having a casing for'supporting and inclosing the operating parts, indicated gen erally by thereference numeral 10. This casing has a base portion 11 having a bed 12 (Fig. 2) adapted to receive and'support the work, and overhanging this bed or work support is an upper portion 13 of the easing, a slot 14 being left between the upper and lower portions of the casing and above the'printin'g bed '12, to permit of the-location of the work on the printing bed.

In the upper portion of the casing" is a typecarrier 15 preferably in the form of rylinder or xClILl'lTl, having a hub 16' (Figs. 2 and 3) whichis fitted up and secured by means of a pin 17 to shaft 18 journaled at its ends in the Walls of the casing; One end of this shaft is slotted, and the plate 19 (Fig. 3) is provided with an aperture, the edges of which are adapted to be slipped into engagement with the slot in the shaft, the plate being then secured to the exterior wall of the casing so that it prevents endwise moven'ient'offl the shaft in its bearing. The type carrier has fixed on its periphery.

or integrally formed therewith, a type platev 10 bearing a plurality of type formsor printing characters 21 extending parallel with the axis of the carrier an dlspaced fron each other circumferentially thereof, these type forms all having their beginnings in a common line extending circnmferentially of the carrier in a'plane perpendlcular to its axis, as shown in Fig. 1. With this a1:

rangement the type; forms 21' may be brought individn and selectively to printingposition at the lower side ofthe wheel ad acent the work oyrotational adjustment of the shaft 18, for-"which pur-- pose the latter liasfixed to its end exterior'ly ofthe casing skeet or finger piece'22; For

the purpose of indicatingthe type 'form in printing position th re 1s provided a dial wheel 23 having marked uponits periphery a series of numerals and other symbols shown in Fig. 1, and cooperating with this dial are a pair of index fingers 24 fixed on the casing of the machine in position to extend over the dial and to inclose between them one of the symbols on the wheel 23. The arrangement of the type forms on the carrier and of the symbols on the dial is such that when the knob 22 is rotated to bring one of the symbols between the index fingers 24, the type form for printing this symbol upon the work is brought to printing position at the lower side of the wheel.

The type forms on the carrier represent a series of words of various lengths expressing the amounts from 1 to 19 inclusive, the multiples'of 10 from 20 to 90 inclusive, the words Hundred, Thousand, Dollars and Cents, as well as a star, or other conventional character used as a limiting mark to stop off the end of a line of writing. By selective combination of these words any exact amount of dollars and cents up to one million dollars may be written on the check. The star or other conventional character referred to is commonly placed at the beginning of the amount to prevent its alteration by the prefixing of one or more words, and the words Dollars and Cents are placed atthe ends of their respective amounts to prevent the alteration of the amount for. which the check is drawn by the suffix-ing of 'one or more words. By expressing the amount in words instead of in figures, the difficulty of alteration of the inscription is obviously increased because the alteration of each digit of the amount necessitates the alteration of a word comrising several letters instead of a single gure. The invention, however, may of course be employed to print legends and inscriptions other than monetary values as described.

The platen for pressing the work against the type to secure an imprint therefrom comprises a bar 25' (Figs; 2 and 4) having on. its top an impression surface slightly wider than the height of a type form and longer than the longest word to be printed.- The impression surfaces of the platen and type may, if desired, be formed withcorrugations or serrations arranged to register and cooperate with each other during the impression so as to disrupt or shred the fibers of the paper at the time that theprinting ink is applied, so that the latter may be readily absorbed by the paper. This latter construction is fully disclosed in U. S. Letters Patent 793,249 to Libanus M. Todd, granted June 27, 1905, for an improvement in printing apparatus, so that further description. thereof :herein ,is unnecessary. The platen. bar25 iscarried on the forward end of a spring plate. 26 secured at 27 to the base of lowered position below the printing bed. For raising the platen and thereby raising the work against the type there is provided a lever 28. pinned toa shaft 29 journaled at its ends in the base of the casing, and the lever has a rearwardly extending arm 30 in which is an adjustable screw 31 adapted for contact with the bottom of the platen bar to raise the latter when the lever is'turned about its shaft 29. The lever has a forwardly extending arm 32 at the end of which is rotatably carried a roller 33 in position to engage with a cam 34 fixed on a sleeve 35 (Fig. 4) which in turn is fixed to a rock shaft 36, the latter having its ends journaled in the-walls of the upper portion of the casing. Itwill be seen that when the shaft 36 is rocked'so as to bring the projecting portion of cam "34 into engagement with the roller 33 of the platen lever, the latter will be rocked and will raise the platen to form an impression. The means for rocking shaft 36 comprises a crank arm 37 fixed on the end of the shaft exteriorly of the casing and carrying a handle 38 conveniently arranged for manual operation. The printing bed has an aperture 39 to permit the raising of the platen therethrough for engagement with the work.

A full stroke mechanism is provided for crank 37 comprising a toothed sector 40 on the crank 37 (Fig. and a coacting finger 41 on a hub 42 rotatably mounted on a pin 43 fixed in the wall of the casing. The hub 42 is provided with an arm 44 to which is attached. a spring 45 fixed at its other end to the casing, the spring serving to urge the finger 41 into the path of movement of the toothed sector 40. The construction and arrangement of these parts are such that when the movement of the crank 37 is begun in one direction, the finger or pawl 41 engaging the toothed sector prevents the movement of the crank in the opposite direction until the sector is moved far enough to allowthe finger to escape'out of contact with it at its end. The direction of motion of the crank may then be reversed when the finger (:0- acts with the teeth of the sector in a reversed manner so as to insure completion of this second stroke of the crank. As the printing impression requires some pressure on. the crank handle 38, an operator might think that a full. impression had been made upon the work before the paper was thoroughly shredded by the type and platen, and it is therefore the function ofthis ,mechanism to insure the full operation of the crank during an impression .in order to produce a thorough shredding and inking ofthe paper.

The means for centering a selected type form precisely in position for coo 3erati.o1'1 with the platen comprises, preferably, a socket 46 adjustably carried in the wall of the casing and having projecting slightly from its innevendaspning: pressed pawl; or other member adapted to engageyieldingiy in sockets 47' formed in the aclj-aeentend of the type carrier, so that while the carrier may be freely rotated i'neansof the knob 22, as the type form is broughttor printing position, the centering mwl*willrdropinto a correspouding recess -47 and thusurge the type form into itsprecise printing position. The meiins for feeding the Work between successive impressions of the typecomprises a pair of feed rolils 2L8 fixedon a'sliaft it) journaled at its-ends in the sides of the cusing. As best show-n iii-Figs; 2- and th is shatt extends at right angles to the axis of the type carrier, and at: such on eievation that the feeding roll-s 48 are a t-their bottoms slightly above' the printing-bed. In order to raise the wlork from below and press it against these feed rolls there is provided a. corresponding pair of resser rolls 50 journaled on an arm 51 fixed on the shaft 52 below the printing bed, the shaft beingrockably supported in the casing and extending ex teriorly thereof at the front of the ma; chine-Where the end of the shaft is formed into anzaam -53 "adapted to be depressed by the finger some to rock the shaft 52 and thereby lower the presser rolls 50'. The arts 51 is provided withfa' lag 54mm whiehis teehed-at-oneond a tension spring 5:5 having its other'end attached to the casing, this spring actingito rock theshaift 52 so ESQ-t0. raise the presser rolls against thefeed rolls, theprinting'bed being provided with open ing's through which the 'presser rolls: maybe thus projected The stop pin 56' provided for limiting the dowi'lwamd -movement of the finger piece 53., When it is desired to insert apiece of'work the resser rolls are withdrawn by depression of the finger piece 53, after which the Work maybe freely inserted in" the slot 14: of the casing the piece 53 being-dilien allowed to rise so that the WOBk is held in contact with the feedingv rolls ready for a: printing operation.

The-feed 'nol ls are actuated by zvmechanism which includes a ratchet Wheel: 5 7 (Figs. 2 end-6') fi'Xedon' the-hub of the ad jacent feed roll, and-cooperating with this.

Wheel are four pawls pivotally carried by a yoke '59 fixeda-sieeve 60 rotaitahl-y sup ported on' the" she-1ft d9 (seeF-ig; 2);: The pawls 58 are pressed into contact with the ratchet Wheel by means of springs fi-l supportediat' 62 on theplwte 59, and the sleeve fifi'hasfixedthereon e pinion 63 with which is: ado ted to mesh front abovea rack '64 forms on the loWer side o-fcontact rod 65 Whiflhdfii' slidaibly supported in a lug" 66 (Fig. Si-depending from a support or arm 67 projecting substantiallyhorizontallyfrom reci procating'device or shuttle 6811 slidobl-y supported on 'the' shaft-36. The shiuttle 68'" comprises spaced iQQXIdIhIWQIkflfisGQ i a slidinglbeariug oil-the ell-M0 6 nd a centl t (-ylind'rica-ltwellltii? connecting; those brackets in which wall is foI'meda-spiral cam slQt'ZQ. Engaging the sloth7 0 is a bearing rol-ler 71 one pin '12 proijeetinrg normally fromthe shaft The construction; and al vangememt oii-these'pa-rts is suioh tlmtwhen the she/itfifi is rocked by turning the (rank 37 fix-stain a, clockwise-and then in a counterclockwise-' direction as seen in. Fig.2, the shuttieiB-and arm t'fl are reciproc-ated along thesha ft towend and'from the type eer- Pier. Theiarm 67 is supported from below by the engagement of the m c/k6 1i of the rod 65 with thepinion 63, andis held against upward movement by the engagement ofau adjustable stud 74-011 a lug 73 on thearm 67 with the under-side oi shaft 18.

The rod 65 is provided with a pro ecting pin 7 5 having, attached thereto one end of a tension spring 76, the other end of which is attachedto a-pi-n projecting from a 111;: "(6: on the arm 67. Spring 76 forces the rod 65 yielda bly in the direction of the type carrier, Whichmovementis normally limited by the contact ofthe pin '75 on the rod with the arm 67 so that movement of the-arm 6T away from the type carrier imparts a; positive movementiintthe some direction to the rod 65, which, therefore, by the reciprocation of the shuttle 68 is moved yieldably toward the type-wheel and positively inthe opposite direetiom n The type cylinderor drum 15 is hollow, and open ahtheend on the side of the rod 65, and within the drum on the radial wall on the letter there is provided a gage membercomprising a series of stop shoulders 77 extending variable distances in a= horizontal direction parallel with the axis of the drum. There is one of these stop shoulders for each character on theitype carrier, and as the type characters are otvarying length these stop shoulders vary in, horizontal extent, the extentof each shoulder being inversely pno portional to the length of the corresponding type form, so that a longi type form .is represented a, short stop shoulder, and. viceversaa V The rod 65 extends within the'hollowtype drum-and its end is opposite-thehpathiof movement of thcstop shoulders during the rotationiofthe typedrum; The stop shonl docs are so arranged I relatively to their cor responding type forms that wvhen a type form is selected and-brought to printing. position above the platen-the corresponding stop shoulder is oppositei the end of-rod 65 POSitiQII-fQFGQREfliGt with the latter upon themanipulation of'thezemnk handle 38 and the consequentreciprocation of fthe shuttle 68. When thejeomtactrodl 65 is actuated by the" shuttle toward the type drum itimpalts alt idle rotation to the pinion 63 and this-yoke; 5.9 inmleloekwieeidimtiour igs seen in Flight.

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until the rod strikes the stop shoulder, when the spring'76 begins to yield and the rod is brought to rest. Thus no motion is imparted to the feed rolls during this movement. Upon return of the shuttle 68, however, after the printing impression, arm 67 strikes pin 75 and moves the rod positively away from the type drum. During thismovement the rod 65 rotates the inion 63 and the yoke 59 in a counterclockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 6,'and the pawls 58 engage and turn the ratchet wheel 57, thereby-rotating the Shaft 49 and the feed rolls 48, feeding the work through the machine from right to left. It will thus be seen that the extent of movement of the contact rod 65, and consequently the extent of rotation of the feed rolls is controlled by the length of the stop shoulder on the gage so as to impart a properv feeding movement to the feed rolls.

In order to prevent reverse movement of the feeding roll and to restrain excessive movement thereof in the feeding direction, due to inertia, a retarding device is provided comprising, preferably, as shown-in Fig. 2, a disk 7 8 fixed on the shaft 49, and a spring friction late 7 9 fixed to the casing and bearing resiliently upon the disk 78 so as to frictionally retard rotation of the shaft 49.

The meansfor inking the type characters comprises, preferably, an inking roll- 80 (Fig. 2) journaled at its ends in a pair of arms 81 which are pivotally supported at 8-2 on a bracket 83 fixed to and projecting inwardly from a plate 84 on the exterior of the casing. The casing is provided at this point with an opening indicated at 85, sufficient in size to permit the removal of the inking roll and its supports from the casing, and the supporting plate 84 is pivoted at 85 at its lower edge to the casing, so that by swinging the top of plate 84 outwardlyfrom the casing the'inking roll 80 may be removed for reinking or cleaning. A spring 86 bearing against the bracket 83 and the ink roll arms 81 serves to urge the ink roll. away from the plate- 84 and against the type wheel so as to ink the characters during' thc rotation of the type wheel in selecting the type to be printed. It will be noted that the point of contact between the inking roll and type carrier is well below the line of centers of the type carrier'and the pivotal support of the plate 84, the resultiof which arrangement being that the spring actuation of the inking roll toward thetype and platen serves to urge the plate 84 inwardly against the casing, holding the ink roll-and its'support ing plate 84 in position withoutanyneces sity for a latch or other fastening means; An additional inking roll 87 is provided,

and is shown as journaled atit's. ends in a pair of arms 88'pivota1ly supported at 89 on the plate 90, a spring 91 being provided to:

urge the roll into contact with the type'carrier. The casing is provided in this locality with an opening 92 through which the inking roll may be removed, and the plate 90 is supported in its place over this opening by fingers 93 engaging over the lower edge of the opening 92, and also by a latch 94 en gaging under the upper edge of the opening 92 and controlled by the finger piece 95. By turning finger piece 95 latch 94 is disengaged from the casing, and the plate 90 with its attached inkroll may be moved.

Extending above the work receiving slot 1-4'beneath the type carrier so as to protect the work from being smeared with ink by the latter, is provided a guard plate 96, (Fig. 2) supported at 97 on the walls of the casing, and this plate is provided with openings 97 and 97 to permit the platen to carry the work into contact with the type forms and also to permit the feeding rolls 48 to engage the work from above.

The means for gaging the location of the work in the machine is shown as comprising, preferably, a plate strip 98 extending across the Work supporting bed below the latter, and provided with upwardly extending fingers 99 for engagement with the 'work. These fingers 99 project above the printing bed through openings 100 in the latter, and are adapted to be adjusted backward or forward for determining the proper location of the work in the machine by means of a, corresponding adjustment of the plate 98 which has a rearwardly extending portion 101 rovided at the rear side of the printing ed with a finger piece 102 by' means of which the gage is ad usted.

The operation of the machine will be understood from the above description of its construction. The work gage having been adjusted to suit the size of a check or other piece of paper upon which the printing is to be done the finger piece 53 is depressed and the Work inserted in the machine. By means of the knob 22 and dial wheel 23 the type carrier is adjusted to bring to printing position the first character desired to be printed. The crank handle-38 is then rotated rearwardly and returned to normal position, which movement prints the selected character upon the paper and subsequently feeds the latter a distance proportional to the length of the character printed plus a slight additional distance to provide for the spacing between adjacent words. The type carrier is then rotated to select the next character to be printed, after which the crank handle 38 is again actuated, and so on until the complete legend has been printed upon the paper. During these operations the paper has been fed over the printing bed from right to left of the machine, and when the printipg is completed the finger iece 53 is depress and the work removed @0111 the extending parallel with the axis of said carrier, one for each of the type'forms and inversely corresponding thereto in length; means for feeding the work; a reciprocating device having a fixed-throw in the direction c carrier to bring them selectively into cooperative relation with said contact part; and a connection between said contact part and said feeding means to move the latter and feed the work a distanceproportional to the length of the type form.

7. In a printing apparatus, a type carrier rotatable to bring a plurality of type forms of various lengths, selectively, to printing position; a gage member adjustable by the selective movement of the carrier and having stop shoulders extending parallel with the axis of the carrier; rotary meansfor feeding the work; a reciprocating device of fixed throw in a direction parallel with the axis of the carrier; a contact part slidably mounted on said device and movable thereby into contact with the gage through the agency of a spring, and away from the gage through the agency of a positive connection; and a rack and pinion connecting the contact part and the feeding means to rotate the latter an extent proportional to the length of the type form printed.

8. In a printing apparatus, a type cylinder having an open end and rotatable to bring a plurality of type forms ofvarious lengths, selectively, to printing position; a plurality of stop shoulders of various lengths located within said cylinder, one for each of said type forms; means for feeding the work; a reciprocating device of constant throw par allel with the axis of said cylinder; and a contact part yieldably connected with said reciprocating device and adapted to be moved thereby through the end of said cylinder and into contact with the shoulders therewithin; and a connection between said contact device and work feeding means for moving the latter anextent proportional to the length of the type form selected.

9. In [a printing apparatus, a type carrier movable to bring a plurality of type forms of various. lengths, selectively, to printing position;-a gage member adapted to be adjusted by the-selective movement of the carrier and provided with horizontally pro jecting gage shoulders; means for feeding the work; ahorizontally reciprocating device; a contact part; meansconnected with said reciprocating device and operating to move said contact part positively away from said gage shoulders and yieldably into contact therewith; a rack onv said contact part,1

and a: pinion cooperating with said rack and having apawl and ratchet connection with said work feeding means to operate the latter.

10. In a printing apparatus, a type.car rier rotatable to bring a plurality of type forms of various lengths selectively to printing position; a age member adapted to be adjusted by saif selective movement of the carrier; rotary means in engagement with the work for feeding the latter; a rock shaft parallel-with the axis of the carrier; a reciprocating device; means connecting said shaft and reciprocating device to: impart a fixed throw to the latter parallel with the axis of the carrier by the rocking movement of the shaft; a contact part; means,-

yieldable in one direction connecting said reciprocating device and said contact part for moving the latter toward and from contact with the gage; and a connection between said contact part and said Work feeding means for imparting a variable feeding rotation to the latter.

11. In a printing apparatus, a type carrier rotatable to bring a plurality of type forms of various lengths selectively to printmg position; a gage member adapted to be adjusted by said selective movement of the carrier; means for feeding the Work; a .rock shaft parallel with the axis of the carrier; a reciprocating device; a cam and follower connecting said shaft and reciprocating device for imparting a fixed throw to the latterparallel with the axis of the carrier by the rocking movement of the shaft; a contactpart; means yieldable in one direction connecting said reciprocating device and contact part for moving the latter toward and from contact with the gage; and a connection between said contact device and said Work feeding means for imparting a variable feeding movement to the latter.

12. Ina printing apparatus, a type carriervrotatable to move a plurality of type forms of yarious lengths selectively to print ing position; a gage member having a plu-' ralityof stops extending parallel with the ax s of said carrier and adapted tobe adusted by the selective movement of thelat ter; a platen for cooperation with said type forms to impress the work; means for feedmg the work; a device adapted forhorizontal reciprocating movement; a rock shaft d sposed parallel with the axis of said carr er and having a connection with said platen to actuate the latter and also with sald reciprocatable device to impart a uniform throw thereto; a contact part having a yieldable connection with said reciprocatable device and adapted to be moved by theE latter to and from contact with said gage stops; and :a. connection betweensaidcontact part and work feeding l'llBflHfi -BO imparta variable feeding movement to the latter;

13. In a printing apparatus, a work bed adapted to support commercial paper forms; a casing overhanging said bed; a type carrier in the casing adjustable to bring various type forms of different lengths selectively to position to print the work on said bed; a age in the casing adjustable with the carrier; a platen below said bed; Work feeding means in the casing; a reciprocatin device; a. contact part adapted to be moved by said device into and out of contact with the gage; a connection between said contact part and said work feeding means; and an operatin shaft journaled in the casing and provided with a cam for actuating the platen and also with a cam for actuating said reciprocating device to feed the work a distance proportional to the length of the type form printed.

14. In a printing apparatus, a work bed adapted to support commercial paper forms; a casing overhanging said bed; a cylindrical type carrier in the casing having a plurality of type forms of various lengths fixed on its cylindrical surface with their reading direction parallel. with the axis of the carrier; platen below said bed, said carrier being adjustable to bring said forms selectively above said work bed; a shaft in the casing parallel with the axis of the carrier for moving the carrier and platen relatively into contact; and feeding mechanism in the casing including means to engage and feed the work, a gage adjustable with the carrier, a contact part, a device having a yielding connectlon with said contact part and adapted to be moved by said shaft parallel with the latter to move said contact part toward and from the gage, and an actuatin connection be tween said contact part an said work feeding means.

15. In a printing apparatus, a work bed adapted to'support bank checks and similar paper forms; a. casing overhanging said bed; a platen below said bed; a type cylinder in said casing adjustable to selectively position above the platen various type forms of different lengths fixed on the circumference of the cylinder; an operating shaft in the casin for actuating the cylinder and platen refittively into contact; and feeding mechanism in the casing including a gage adjustable with the cyllnder, rotary means to engage and feed the work, a contact part, a de vice adapted to be reciprocated by said operating shaft parallel with the latter to move said contact part toward and from the gage, and a rack and pinion connection between said contact part and feeding means to rotate the latter and feed the work.

16. In a printing apparatus, a platen; a type cylinder rotatable about a horizontal axis to brin various type forms of different lengths fixed on its circumference selectively to position above the platen; an operating shaiit parallel with the axis of the cylinder for moving the cylinder and platen relatively into contact; a gage on the cylinder; rotary means for feeding the work adapted to engage the latter from above and rotatable about an axis normal to that of the carrier; and a yieldably actuated contact part movable axially of the carrier toward and from said gage and having a. geared connection with said feeding means to rotate the latter and feed the work.

17. In a printing a paratus, a platen; a type cylinder rota-tab e about a horizontal axis to bring various type forms of different lengths fixed on its circumference selectively to position above the platen; an operating shaft parallel with the axis of the cylinder for moving the cylinder and platen relatively into contact; a gage on the cylinderrotary means for feeding the work adapted to engage the latter from above and rotateble about an axis normal to that of the carrier; means engaging the work from below to hold it in engagement with the feeding means and having a retractin member extending forwardly of the mac 'no for manual operation to release the work; and a yieldably actuated contact ant movable axially of the carrier towar and from said gage and having a geared connection with the feeding means.

18. In a printing apparatus, a type carrier having a plurality of word type forms of various lengths on its surface with their reading direction parallel with the axis of the carrier, a platen and means whereby the platen may be operated to take impressions from any desired word form, work feeding devices, gage shoulders movable with the type carrier and extending parallel to the axis of the type carrier, a plunger movable endwise parallel'to the axis of the type car rier and to extents determined by the gage shoulders and resilient means for moving same, and connections whereby said plunger drives the work feeding means.

CHARLES o. TIEFEL.

Witnesses:

Eow. H. CUMPSTON, Jr., MABEL L. Vnnwnr.

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